Value of: Brodin To Montreal

[Digitalbooya]

God no. Gallagher is a good player, but Brodin will be playing in the NHL long after Gallagher.
Brodin would help MTL, but are they actually at the point where they want to be good?

I don't know about that...

 

[ImNeverWrong]

Habs have no need for brodin. They need to get younger. Anyone over 23 is a waste to attain as they're not ready to compete for a very long time

 

[BagHead]

terrible idea.....


just sit back watch the rebuild. They will suck bad for a few and we will get excited about the picks and prospects.

No more quick fix, no way no how.....

# Lose for Hughes
# Rhyme something for Lafreniere

The win column's bare for Lafreniere!

 

[Baksfamous112]

Habs have no need for brodin. They need to get younger. Anyone over 23 is a waste to attain as they're not ready to compete for a very long time

What’s a very long time? 2 years? 5 years? A decade?

Also, Habs absolutely have a need at LHD whether they are rebuilding or not. Technically, if Gallagher was traded for Brodin we would get younger too

 

[ThatGuy22]

I have a hard time seeing the Wild trading Brodin at this juncture.

The Wild don't have any really "gaping holes" in their lineup, but probably the weakest spot they do have is 3rd pair LHD.

That's mitigated to an extent by being able to play Suter-Brodin for 45-50 minutes a night every night, allowing the 3LHD to be extremely sheltered.

Trading Broding with no time to get an adaquate replacement blows a giant hole in a playoff teams roster.

 

[Deam78]

God no. Gallagher is a good player, but Brodin will be playing in the NHL long after Gallagher.
Brodin would help MTL, but are they actually at the point where they want to be good?

You know Gally is only a year older than Brodin right?

 

[AKL]

You know Gally is only a year older than Brodin right?

You know there are other factors to career length besides age right?

 

[Gaud]

terrible idea.....


just sit back watch the rebuild. They will suck bad for a few and we will get excited about the picks and prospects.

No more quick fix, no way no how.....

# Lose for Hughes
# Rhyme something for Lafreniere

l'équipe dernière pogne Lafreniere!

 

[Deam78]

You know there are other factors to career length besides age right?

Of course. That's why I've taken out this aspect and can't wait to see why the poster feels Brodin will have a longer career if not for age. I can't think of anything. Plus longevity and usefulness doesn't always go together, so if he's only talking length wise, it's a useless argument.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

Brodin would be nice but I wouldn't trade Gallagher for him. More along the lines of Scherbak+ or Lehkonen+, and I'm not sure that moves the needle for Minnesota.

 

[Chr1s97]

Yes if somehow we could get Brodin for Lekhonen + ?? I would be willing to do it. Could add a Mccaron and a 3rd maybe a 2nd

 

[Digitalbooya]

Rather hold onto Brodin.

 

[AKL]

Yeah I’m sure you’d all love to get a legit 2nd pair defenseman for some meh 23 year old prospects.

 

[ole ole]

I'd imagine Wild fans would want to talk Gallagher.

I think so to and it would be a fair trade for both teams.

 

[LavalPhantom]

l'équipe dernière pogne Lafreniere!

L'equipe se pogne le derrière pour Lafreniere.

 

[nickschultzfan]

I do not see a deal here.

 

[KingTux]

Prière pour Lafrenière?

On espère pour Lafrenière

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

terrible idea.....


just sit back watch the rebuild. They will suck bad for a few and we will get excited about the picks and prospects.

No more quick fix, no way no how.....

# Lose for Hughes
# Rhyme something for Lafreniere

Finish way derriere for Lafreniere

 

[Steeler23]

terrible idea.....


just sit back watch the rebuild. They will suck bad for a few and we will get excited about the picks and prospects.

No more quick fix, no way no how.....

# Lose for Hughes
# Rhyme something for Lafreniere

So we sit back, waste good years of Price, Weber, Gallagher, Domi, Drouin, Danault, and all that for a 18.5% shot at getting a franchise player (IF we are last, which mean being worst than Ottawa)?

I'm not saying we should go all in to win and make terrible trade à la Gomez/McDonaugh, but we have a nice little core of players under 25 and Brodin would be perfect to add, for the right price. He's 25 and we don't really have any top pairing LHD coming in the next 2-3 years, so we have to find one somehow. That's the biggest hole we have for the coming years.

 

[AKL]

So we sit back, waste good years of Price, Weber, Gallagher, Domi, Drouin, Danault, and all that for a 18.5% shot at getting a franchise player (IF we are last, which mean being worst than Ottawa)?

I'm not saying we should go all in to win and make terrible trade à la Gomez/McDonaugh, but we have a nice little core of players under 25 and Brodin would be perfect to add, for the right price. He's 25 and we don't really have any top pairing LHD coming in the next 2-3 years, so we have to find one somehow. That's the biggest hole we have for the coming years.

You’re not going to get Brodin without giving up one of those “nice little under 25 core players” though

 

[Steeler23]

You’re not going to get Brodin without giving up one of those “nice little under 25 core players” though

I know, and that's fair because that's the price to pay for that kind of player. I'm not saying that THIS "trade" make sense, I'm just saying that we have a hole, and we need to fix it somehow. And that's not by sitting back and wishing to win the lottery.

 

[Baksfamous112]

You’re not going to get Brodin without giving up one of those “nice little under 25 core players” though

And that’s fine if it’s in a package deal. Maybe one of our young winger + a C prospect not named Kotkaniemi, Poehling or Suzuki and a high draft pick (our own 2nd round pick, maybe?).

I mean, if that makes sense for Minny, it’s definitely something I could see Bergevin do and it would benefit us short/long term

I know, and that's fair because that's the price to pay for that kind of player. I'm not saying that THIS "trade" make sense, I'm just saying that we have a hole, and we need to fix it somehow. And that's not by sitting back and wishing to win the lottery.

Couldn’t have said it better

 

[DeagleJenkins]

And that’s fine if it’s in a package deal. Maybe one of our young winger + a C prospect not named Kotkaniemi, Poehling or Suzuki and a high draft pick (our own 2nd round pick, maybe?).

I mean, if that makes sense for Minny, it’s definitely something I could see Bergevin do and it would benefit us short/long term



Couldn’t have said it better

personally i like our depth behind brodin to where i am ok parting ways with him with some equal return in the forward department. i dont know enough about montreals players to really have an idea what to want back name wise but RW and C would be what we look for.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

And that’s fine if it’s in a package deal. Maybe one of our young winger + a C prospect not named Kotkaniemi, Poehling or Suzuki and a high draft pick (our own 2nd round pick, maybe?).

I mean, if that makes sense for Minny, it’s definitely something I could see Bergevin do and it would benefit us short/long term



Couldn’t have said it better

Would you trade Gallagher for a spare winger, a garbage C prospect and a 2nd ? You wouldnt even give up Poehling ? You must not like Brodin much.

 

[Baksfamous112]

personally i like our depth behind brodin to where i am ok parting ways with him with some equal return in the forward department. i dont know enough about montreals players to really have an idea what to want back name wise but RW and C would be what we look for.

Perharps this is a discussion that could be had at the next draft? We just drafted 13 C’s in the past two years and we have a bunch of young RW that will get a chance to show what they can do this year (Lehkonen, Scherbak, Armia). If one of them have a good season and we put Drouin back at RW (With having Kotkaniemi & Poehling coming there’s a good chance he moves back to RW), one of the two could be had in a package and/or Gallagher made available.

I think a full year of scouting could be a good way for us to know what we have in them as well as see if one of our C prospect we just drafted take a step up in plays/value.

Maybe we’ll acquire a 1st round pick at the TDL too that could be included in a package. I’m not sure where Minny really stands right now. I don’t know whether they’re going for it or doing a retool on the fly

Would you trade Gallagher for a spare winger, a garbage C prospect and a 2nd ? You wouldnt even give up Poehling ? You must not like Brodin much.

We drafted quantity of C in the 2nd round the past two years (some of them early 2nd round). Not sure why you call them all garbage C’s? I wouldn’t call Lehkonen/Scherbak spare wingers just yet. They both have the talent and will have the chance to show what they made of. I believe one could surprise everyone and have a solid season (especially Lehkonen, who I think could have a 25-20 season)